Unit+5+Huck+Finn

=//American Realism: The Truths of Ordinary Life and Standing Up Against Untruth//= = = =//Essential Questions for Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn//=
 * What is Realism?
 * Why is realistic writing significant in American Literature and why is it so relatable to readers today?
 * Why does Mark Twain use words and phrasing that is racially negative to us today? Should this book be banned? Should the words be censored?
 * How should you view and use language that is racially, emotionally, and politically charged? What does the Bible say about this type of communication?
 * Why should we read Twain’s Huck Finn?
 * How do the many different characters depict America?
 * How do the choices and actions of Twain’s characters cause the reader to think about themselves, their own lives, and American life as a whole?
 * Why is language and its variances a significant element in this novel?
 * What societal conflicts and questions does Twain address and accomplish by the end of this novel?
 * How do we biblically approach the novel of Huck Finn?

Web Resources
[|The Official Site of Mark Twain] [|Twain Quotes] [|The Huck Finn House] [|The Mark Twain House and Museum] [|Huck Finn Controversy] [|The Huckleberry Finn Debate]

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